Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

205 reviews

livelaughomo's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Death of parent

bookforthought's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well, this was just as good on a second reading so many years later. I'm quite surprised because I feared I wouldn't enjoy it quite as much now I was more grown-up, but I just couldn't stop listening to it. The audiobook narrated by Tatiana Maslany is amazing, by the way: she did such a fantastic job bringing Katniss to life! Her singing in *that* scene actually made me tear up.

There was a lot more nuance to the characters and the worldbuilding than I remembered, and the social justice element was really evident - maybe even a bit too much at times but hey, it still works considering it's a YA novel. I'll continue my re-read with the next book in the series, which I'm even more curious to revisit since I remember very little about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Death, Animal death, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism and War

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rereading this series to read the newest book (2020) only to announce they’re adding a fourth in 2025! I forget how much i enjoyed this series as a kid, and it still holds up today. I still critique the use of the love triangle, but i understand why it’s included. Overall still a great, enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Violence, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Police brutality, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and War

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Body horror, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Vomit, War, and Abandonment

dakotahreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Child death, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, and Classism

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, and Vomit

beebrainn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I remember reading this series as the movies were coming out and i absolutely loved it. coming back to it now as a fan of the dark and gritty dystopian novels, i’ve fallen in love with it once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, Medical content, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Confinement, Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Mental illness, Slavery, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Classism, Addiction, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gore

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Cannibalism, Death of parent, War, and Suicidal thoughts

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, and Kidnapping

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i’m a bit late to the party, i never read this one as a child, but i’m really glad i picked it up.
very addictive story. reeled me in and kept me there from the second i started reading. highly recommend. 

i can’t help but wonder what the series would’ve been like if it had purely been about katniss and not had the romance / love triangle aspect in it. granted, every dystopian series on the market then had the token triangle, but it would’ve been nice to see that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cannibalism and Vomit

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Slavery, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy